In a very real sense, we are what we do, and that affects the way we think. We are also what we can become. Our charge should be, I do good deeds, therefore, I am. May we be blessed to follow the Torah program in its entirety and become the best versions of ourselves.
Mr. Jeffrey Stutz of Toronto has prepared this Conversation Guide to share with others re: building support for Israel by providing factual material.
On Passover, we discussed the transition from the narrow confines of our lives in Mitsrayim to the sense of expansiveness gained through our liberation from Egypt. Today we must continue to struggle against all forces that attempt to constrict our lives; and we must continue—with faith and with courage—to expand our lives, to grow, to succeed in freedom.
Beginning on Thursday evening, May 9, from 8:30-9:30 pm, Rabbi Hayyim Angel will teach a four-part in-depth series on the Book of Ruth.
Classes will be held on Thursdays May 9, 16, 23, and 30 (from 8:30-9:30 pm) at the Young Israel of Fort Lee, New Jersey (1610 Parker Avenue):
Free and open to the public.
The lectures will also be available over zoom.
Zoom ID: 543 881 8506 Passcode: YIFL
Rabbi Hayyim Angel will teach a six-part series on the biblical readings of Shavuot.
Hosted by Torah in Motion in Toronto, the classes are over Zoom.
They begin on Monday, May 6, from 10:00-11:00 am Eastern. Please see below for dates and class titles.
The classes are open to the public (Torah in Motion requests optional donations on the registration page).
Please register at:
https://torahinmotion.org/programs/e-tim-the-tanakh-readings-of-shavuot
In vitro fertilization has produced millions of viable babies. The ruling that greatly restricts this procedure is problematic on many levels--including halakhic.
The Bible has a singular vision for Jews and humanity. Beginning with the unprecedented declaration in the first chapter of Genesis that all people are created in God’s Image (Genesis 1:26–27), the Torah and prophets present a program for Israel and humanity that can bring about a redeemed, harmonious, religious-ethical world.
This op ed piece by Rabbi Marc D. Angel appeared in the Jerusalem Post, April 30, 2024
It has become common for Jewish students attending American institutions of high education to feel bullied, threatened, intimidated or silenced. What should be done? What can be done?
This article by Rabbi Marc D. Angel appeared in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, March 13, 2024.